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VS 1
I ROLL INTO TOWN WITH MY WHEELS SPINNIN’
NOSE TO THE GROUND SEARCHING FOR THE WOMEN
WHEN I LOOK AROUND AND FIND A PRETTY ONE
LOOK OUT BABY I’M A HIT AND RUN
CALL ME A ROMEO, CALL ME A GIGOLO
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHEN IT’S SAID AND DONE
NO-ONE’S GONNA STOP ME HAVING SOME FUN
LOOK OUT BABY I JUST HIT AND RUN
CHORUS
HIT AND RUN I DON’T STOP FOR NOBODY
HIT AND RUN I’M JUST A WHEEL ON FIRE
HIT AND RUN IF I GET YOU IN MY SIGHTS
GIRL I’M GONNA LIGHT YOUR FIRE TONIGHT
YEAH I’M GONNA LIGHT YOUR FIRE
SOLO
VS 2
I’M A ROLLING STONE I TAKE NO PRISONERS
HERE AND GONE I’M JUST TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
GOT A WAY WITH THE LADIES I’M A SON OF A GUN
LOOK OUT WOMEN I JUST HIT AND RUN
CALL ME A SINNER - I PREFER A WINNER
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHEN IT’S SAID AND DONE
I GOT THE MOTION IF YOU GOT THE NOTION
I’M JUST A GUIDED MISSILE I HIT AND RUN
CHORUS
HIT AND RUN I DON’T STOP FOR NOBODY
HIT AND RUN I’M JUST A WHEEL ON FIRE
HIT AND RUN IF I GET YOU IN MY SIGHTS
BABE I’M GONNA LIGHT YOUR FIRE TONIGHT
YEAH I’M GONNA LIGHT YOUR FIRE
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Scorpion
03:42
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VS
AIN’T NO WATER THERE AIN’T NO SHADE
JUST THE SUN BEATING DOWN
EVER SINCE YOU WENT AWAY
LEFT ME HERE IN THIS DESERT TOWN
VS
GOT NO SHELTER FROM THE HEAT
GROUND IS BURNING THROUGH MY FEET
YOU CAN WALK BUT YOU CANNOT RUN
PEOPLE HERE MELTING IN THE SUN
CH
JUST LIKE THE SCORPION I HIDE AWAY
WAITING ON A BETTER DAY
WAITING FOR THE RAIN TO FALL
AND WAITING ON YOUR CALL
I KEEP PRAYING THAT THE STORM WILL BREAK
BUT I KNOW DEEP INSIDE THE RAIN WON’T COME
VS
YOU WERE MY WATER AND MY SHADE
FROM THE SUN BEATING DOWN
TILL THE DAY YOU WENT AWAY
LEAVING ME IN THIS BROKEN TOWN
VS
WE WERE ONE NOW WE ARE TWO
REDUCED AGAIN TO ME AND YOU
WHAT WE HAD HAS BLOWN AWAY
NOW I’M WAITING ON THAT BETTER DAY
CH
LIKE THE SCORPION I HIDE AWAY
I WAIT FOR YOU TO RING
WAITING FOR YOU EVERY DAY
A SCORPION WITHOUT A STING
I KEEP PRAYING THAT THE STORM WILL BREAK
BUT I KNOW DEEP INSIDE THE RAIN WON’T COME
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Dead or Alive Blues
03:09
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HOMEWARD BOUND
KICKIN DOWN THE ROAD IN A 4X4
500 HORSES AND FOUR ON THE FLOOR
I’M COMIN BACK HOME TO MY LIFE BEFORE
HOPE AGAINST HOPE YOU’RE WAITIN BY THE DOOR
COS THE GRASS AIN’T GREENER WAY OVER THAT HILL
I WAS RUNNIN DOWN THE ROAD I COULD BE RUNNIN STILL
BUT I FOUND MY HORIZON TURNING AROUND
WHEN MY HEART TOLD MY HEAD TO BE HOMEWARD BOUND
WELL I THOUGHT THAT FOUR WALLS WERE TOO HARD TO BEAR
I HAD TO GET AWAY JUST BE GOIN SOMEWHERE
I SET OUT ON THE ROAD LIKE A DISTRESS FLARE
TELLIN MYSELF THAT I DID NOT CARE
CH
BUT THE GRASS AIN’T GREENER WAY OVER THAT HILL
I WAS RUNNIN DOWN THE ROAD I COULD BE RUNNIN STILL
BUT I FOUND MY HORIZON TURNING AROUND
WHEN MY HEART TOLD MY HEAD TO BE HOMEWARD BOUND
M8
THEY SAY YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU HAD TILL IT’S GONE
I MISSED YOU EVERY MILE THAT I’VE DRIVEN UPON
BABY YOU’RE THE REASON THAT I TURNED AROUND
AND I KNEW THAT I HAD TO BE HOMEWARD BOUND
SOLO
I’M GONNA MAKE IT UP TO YOU IF YOU LET ME BACK IN
I’M NEVER GONNA LEAVE YOU EVER AGAIN
I KNOW I’VE BEEN CRAZY, GUESS I WAS BLIND
I REALISED WHAT IT WAS THAT I’D LEFT BEHIND
I GUESS I MUST’VE GONE RIGHT OUT OF MY MIND
THINKIN THERE WAS SOMETHIN OUT THERE I HAD TO FIND
SO I’M DRIVIN BACK TO YOU AT THE SPEED OF SOUND
COS MY HEART TOLD MY HEAD TO BE HOMEWARD BOUND
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Ol' Man Trouble
02:55
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TROUBLE
HERE COMES OL MAN TROUBLE
RUNNIN DOWN MY ROAD
FIT TO BURST MY BUBBLE
LAYIN DOWN HIS HEAVY LOAD
HERE COME OL MAN WORRY
ROLLIN DOWN MY LANE
SURE ‘NUFF IN A HURRY
TO JUMP ON ME AGAIN
HERE THEY COME (Runnin down the road at me)
SEE THEM RUN (Just as fast as they can)
AINT NO LIE (This ain’t the way it’s sposed to be)
THEY AINT GONNA PASS ME BY
CAN’T RAISE THE MONEY TO PAY THE RENT
LANDLORD HAVE ME OUT ON THE STREET
ALL I HAVE IT’S ALREADY SPENT
TRYIN TO MAKE BOTH ENDS MEET
HERE COME OL MAN HARD TIMES
HEADIN STRAIGHT FOR ME
LIFE’S SO HARD IT SHOULD BE A CRIME
AIN’T HOW IT OUGHTA BE
HERE THEY COME (Runnin down the road at me)
SEE THEM RUN (Just as fast as they can)
AINT NO LIE (This ain’t the way it’s sposed to be)
THEY AINT GONNA PASS ME BY
ALL OUTA MONEY NO WORK THESE DAYS
I’M ON THE END OF A ROPE
PREACHER SAYS BOY YOU GOTTA HAVE FAITH
BUT I AIN’T EVEN GOT NO HOPE
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Rich Man's Daughter
02:50
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RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER
AIN’T NO MONEY BURNING A HOLE IN MY JEANS I
’M LOOKING FOR A WOMAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS
I’M SICK AND TIRED MY WINE TASTING LIKE WATER
LORD PLEASE SEND ME A RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER
I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE WAY SHE LOOKS AND
I DON’T MIND IF SHE DON’T COOK
I AIN’T BOTHERED SHE DON’T DO WHAT SHE OUGHTA
LONG AS SHE’S RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER
I WANT TO LIVE IN THAT HOUSE ON THE HILL
WHEN I EAT I WANNA GET MY FILL
FAUCETS RUN CHAMPAGNE INSTEAD OF WATER
WHEN I FIND MYSELF THAT RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER
(RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER)
I JUST KNOW SHE’S OUT THERE WAITING
(RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER)
IN THAT MANSION ON THE HILL
(RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER)
I DON’T CARE IF SHE’S A HONEY
LONG AS SHE’S GOT ACCESS TO HER OLD MAN’S MONEY
WANNA FIND ME THATAT LITTLE GIRL
GONNA FLY ME AROUND THE WORLD
WANTING THE GOOD LIFE ISN’T A CRIME
BUDDY YOU CAN HAVE YOURS
JUST AS LONG AS I GET MINE
(RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER)
I JUST KNOW SHE’S OUT THERE WAITING
(RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER)
IN THAT MANSION ON THE HILL
(RICH MAN’S DAUGHTER)
I DON’T CARE IF SHE’S A HONEY
LONG AS SHE’S GOT ACCESS TO HER OLD MAN’S MONEY
LONG AS SHE CAN LAY HER HANDS ON ALL THAT MONEY
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HAUNTED
I TOOK MY TIME I TOOK MY CHANCES
I DANCED ALL THE DANCES
WORKED MY FINGERS TO THE BONE
LEFT ME NOTHING TO SHOW
WELL SHE WAS HOT SHE WAS COLD
SHE WAS YOUNG MAN SHE WAS OLD
SHE WAS NO AND SHE WAS YES
TOO HARD TO SECOND GUESS
I MADE MY MISTAKES AND MAN SHE WAS ONE
BLINDED BY HER LIGHT I STUMBLED ON AND ON
HOW BLUE CAN YOU GET
WHAT MAKES US SINK SO LOW?
WHEN YOU’RE TRYING TO FORGET
AND YOU JUST CAN’T LET HER GO
SHE STILL CRASHES THROUGH MY THOUGHTS SOMETIMES
LIKE A RUNAWAY TRAIN
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
BACK IN MY HEAD AGAIN
NO MATTER HOW MUCH WHISKY
DOESN’T MATTER HOW MUCH WINE
I JUST CAN’T LAY HER GHOST A
ND SHE HAUNTS ME ALL THE TIME
WHERE IS SHE NOW WHERE HAS SHE GONE?
QUESTIONS RUNNING ON AND ON
NO ANSWERS IN THE BOTTLE
THOUGH I SEARCH IT TILL THE DAWN
GOT BURNED BY MY MISTAKES MAN SHE WAS ONE
BLINDED BY HER LIGHT AND NOW SHE HAS GONE
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A TALE TO BE TOLD
WHEN THE MOON IS FALLING AND THE NIGHT IS CALLING
YOU CAN SEE EM ALL OUT ON THE STREET
WHERE THE BEAT OF THE CITY IS BRIGHT AND PRETYY
THAT’S WHERE THE NIGHTOWLS MEET
DOWN WHERE NEON’S THE GAME JUST LIKE MOTHS TO THE FLAME
THEY FLUTTER AND FLY IN THE LIGHT
AND THE NOISY CROWD WHERE THE MUSIC’S LOUD
SEEK AFFIRMATION IN THE NIGHT
YOU KNOW IT’S ALL A GAME AND IT’S PLAYED IN THE NAME
OF SEEING AND BEING SEEN
IN THE LATEST PLACES WITH THE NEWEST FACES
WHERE YOU CROWN THE NEXT KING AND QUEEN
BUT IN THE LIGHT OF DAY YOU SEE THEIR FEET OF CLAY
THEY’RE JUST HUMAN AND FLAWED AS THE REST
AND THEY STUMBLE AND FALL DESPITE THE GLORY OF IT ALL
AND TASTE THE BITTERSWEET OF BEING BEST
SO WHEN THE FAST LANE SLOWS AND THE LIVING SHOWS
IN THE LINES ON HER PRETTY FACE
AND IT’S ALL TOO LATE TO PUT THE BRAKES ON FATE
AND YOU KNOW YOU’RE CAUGHT UP IN THE RACE
AND IN THE DARK DOWNTOWN WHERE THE SNOW’S COMING DOWN
YOU CAN SEE THEM ALL FALL BY THE WAY
THEY’LL BE TURNING TRICKS TO GET THEIR LATEST FIX
TO SEE THEM THROUGH THE COMING LIGHT OF DAY
WELL THERE’S A TALE TO BE TOLD OF THE RUSH FOR GOLD
AND THE SCRAMBLE TO THE TOP OF THE PILE
WHERE THE HANGERS ON FADE AWAY AT DAWN AND FORGET YOU WITH A PASSING SMILE
TALE TO BE TOLD LONG LIVE THE KING
TALE TO BE TOLD THE KING IS DEAD LONG LIVE THE KING
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9. |
Waiting
02:49
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VS 1
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE NEW - I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE JUST LIKE YOU
I’VE BEEN HOPING COME WHAT MAY - YOU’RE GONNA DRIVE THESE BL UES AWAY
CAN’T TAKE IT FOR ANOTHER DAY
VS 2
I’VE BEEN SPENDING NIGHTS ALONE - GOT NO FRIENDS LISTED ON MY PHONE
AIN’T NOBODY TO HOLD MY HAND - JUST NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND
BRIDGE
NOW I FOUND YOU I WONDER WHY - WHY DID IT TAKE SO LONG?
WHOLE WORLD SEEMED TO PASS ME BY - EVERYTHING WAS WRONG
I JUST COULDN’T CARRY ON
THEN AT LAST YOU CAME MY WAY - WALKED INTO MY DREAMS
TROUBLE IS YOU’RE SO FAR AWAY - HIGH UPON THAT SILVER SCREEN
SOLO
VS 3
YOU’RE UP THERE ON THAT SILVER SCREEN - A LOVELINE THAT CAN’T BE THROWN
OURS IS A LOVE THAT CAN NEVER BE – SEEMS I’M FATED TO BE ALONE
CHORUS 3
I WATCH YOU MOVE I HEAR YOU SING - I SEE YOUR LONG BLACK HAIR
BUT TO YOU I’M NOTHING - YOU’LL NEVER BE THE ONE TO CARE
NEVER BE THE ONE TO CARE
YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW I’M THERE
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Barry Kingsbeer Stratford Upon Avon, UK
I've played bass and sung since I was 13. Pro back in the sixties for a while doing the beat group thing through to some spectacularly unsuccessful recordings. Over the years I've been lucky to have worked with some great players. I started writing songs in the 70s but not seriously until a few years ago. I write to please myself but if anyone likes anything that they hear here - that's a bonus. ... more
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